Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-12
A WHEEL AROUND THE CITY.
2ufs u. - Owen Celebrates His Birth.
ooy In nm InierestiMg Manner.

o"S an an Interesting Manner.
"
,ratea s,. .~ s manner Nj. h. owen eele:
....Ss a's oanIteth birthday yesterday, by q
Bicycle Club and inv,tad ,,,,est. .nvar,s Pm
has become timo 49,, 49, -, ~, s,'.s
and eacn snccAa",a .nsu.u..on IN sne e,uo,
"AAu e"Sn succeeding year the ingenuity OF that
gentleman Is taxed to the utmost to md some.
thing that .the hovu oar,, r;dar por-.no hr,c.
walls and telecranh r,o,as ,,s .oa-c, na. Sson -
far nnsncoe 49,. apn pores, ms search mas Deen sc
x what A1'oeoessiuL This run Is conducted some
"A"' ox~
IL Is usually short as regards distance by airline;
but the surface OF the country chosen ia 50 diver
siaed by banks ditchos o,,r,s och haons hrtcr.
plies tin cans and otnsr to,,or~.srn,caI sea,nre.
,ha ons airline estimate gives only fraction Of
IA Hhon, I" se u.sCanc , travelled.
selves in line before the .anita c'rn Eo,,se Ves
tsaGsy 70 permit the cameras OF Nessrs. Dodge
wore the uniform OF the CAPITAL Club. with here
and there sprinkling OF the green Of the Cycle
we're d nHH sne gay Of the District wheelmen They
mS.s us!GoQ into squads Of about ten men each
sn1 uisned oy particular color OF ribbon, care
oeaag Gaken also to have the riders grouped &C.
cycIa ~ shs construction OF their Wheels BY
waewS 3eninG and bicycles with wheels OF dia-
line. 0~oNp''" 'neif p'op'' p'"0e ~
THE START
Under the leadership OF MIR. owen. the uarty pro.
ceeded In parade form out 14th street to the
Boundary and up the steen hin, laadinc to wav.
Land Nemtnarv ,rho,o 80 -. -o'e w .
CITY and daliya. ~ uaLI was mauc " sieM eue
this nOinf if 70 alroe o nnal inStructlonS. FIU!1
run n VIM ahn nns ii6posslplo " veScriUo Sue
of n cr0ss.connrrv + VI CnaS Levers oesctiPtaons
sttute bicycles for Hor rus' IN M ano so
one may get a fair iIn" 90 an ssV s t ~, tt1
which the accnrnr,;shr e@ VI Tue uCuie e. in ~,
lowers The danrar y, .Ju"eI SOauuCsou nlS io.-
parent than real A. a 90. 0.sSeo % anS S ap
men were stationed Io cncnnrpa1o pnI S,rect the
successful rTdar and " encourage anu ulLect Ine
ial, and to the credit OF Washington wheelmen
oe ~ Sau tnat tnelr services in the latter capacity
star hicy,eS s an1 cailed Tor. VI course 10 the
descents were easy hut safety niacnlueS 'noS'
rw.s ~ ,,-r.,,.-,,>,,
nv ANAhHhS'iHS sl'hr
w see she cnange OF expression on the faces of
some OF the riders OF Ordinary crant~ ochfnes 90
they got the first s,cht q. .ho ,,,.,. - ..-o
ohons +o 81. sen' y, INC piuhSe Sney "ere
~ SaAe. ~ was generally either stern de-
$500 Pent-up horror, or absolute demOrali-
1 n A ,., investigating vast amount OF
narPtv ~ AoN fOr SAFE" In the northwest the
fk%at VIC a. ~ uppOrIuMty OK comparing 1t with
latter yvsI7 NJ ciAiIy VI tne observatory. The
cIcSo owant Oe ulug as much per square foot, but
that oaontnaM generally On all I0ursl proved
the rermeS ''ai ~ does not diner materially from
r,Irn ~ .uS .,,.
inAN THE DESERT WASTES AROUND THE MONUMENT
were visited, when. the annroach n, darrnese nut-
ting a ston IN on, ,no.I " pun
tho limo n, ,oo.on o.o Ie".s VI "neeAnanshlp'
WV .N~ y. ANoIc0 was taken up Tor 1.-The Cycle
fleS" on New York avenue The riding mark in the
Enclosure was brilliantly flnmnotad Irh,Io Of ~.